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History in the Hills: Measuring our past

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When someone comes to Historic Fort Steuben, they will have a lot to see. Their first stop will be the Visitor Center where one could visit our display area to see many historical collections, in addition to a model of the fort. Visitors also can stop at our museum shop as well, to browse local books, gifts and souvenirs. When entering the fort, one can visit nine buildings that are set up to show what life was like for the soldiers and surveyors who occupied it in the 1780s. Some of the buildings historically were used for the same use, such as the fact that there were two buildings ...

Where’s the help for Gaza?

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: The people of Gaza know about consequences. They know what constant bombing by their Israeli jailers has done to the quality of their lives, and to their very existence. A mother recently brought her child into a Gaza hospital hoping to get some food but found none. Her 1-year-old weighs 6-and-a-half pounds. The U.S. could stop and reverse this horror, but instead it supports the genocide. Meanwhile, here at home, a landmark law was passed that will enrich the already rich and deny medical care to the least of our brothers and sisters. On the one hand, the genocide ...

Fresh perspective for airmen mural

Editorials

Kyle Holbrook’s name has become a familiar sight on the walls of Steubenville. During the past couple of years, the work of the muralist who grew up in the Pittsburgh suburb of Wilkinsburg has captured portions of the city’s history. In 2023, Holbrook painted a Stop the Gun Violence mural inside the entryway to the Northend Market and Deli on North Sixth Street. He returned to the city last year to create the Lewis & Clark and the Corps of Discovery mural on Court Street, across from the Jefferson County Courthouse. Holbrook is back in town to help restore and refresh the ...

A cautionary tale

Letters to the Editor

To the editor: Since the re-election of President Donald Trump, approximately nine months ago, manufacturing has been making a comeback. It seems that surrounding states and local representatives are working to get companies to come in these areas that have lost jobs, such as steel and coal and have been successful. We had this and it was taken away, and our representatives are uninterested in pursuing these jobs and getting them back. I wrote a letter to the editor dated Nov. 21, 2000, concerning the impact of the local mills and the tax base. I think it is worth reading again. ...

Guest column/Trying to cope with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Local Columns

I have had obsessive-compulsive disorder all my life. Even as a child, my devoted mother, Dorothy Irene Welker, would say to me, “Billy, you dwell on things too much.” I still do, but it wasn’t until my late 20s that I was finally diagnosed with OCD by Dr. Dorothy Jones, a clinical psychologist. In the United States, approximately 2.5 million people have been diagnosed with OCD. And those are only the reported cases. Millions of other Americans just try to cope with it. They are embarrassed to tell their friends about their condition. But keep in mind, OCD is an emotional ...

Guest column/Working to build a better future for West Virginia

Local Columns

Hello, West Virginia. If we haven’t met, I would like to introduce myself. I am Michael T. Benson — you can call me Mike — president of West Virginia University. I officially started July 15 and I am amazed at how three decades of work in higher education across the United States have brought me, step by step, to the place I belong — the beautiful state of West Virginia in a position to lead its flagship, land-grant institution into a new era. My wife, Debi, is especially looking forward to experiencing the four seasons the Mountain State offers after our time under ...